Historical Events In August - 01

0126  On this day in history publius ,Helvius Pertinax, Roman emperor (193 AD)  

0527  Justinianus I succeeds Justinus I as emperor of Byzantium on August - 01.  

0527  Justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies on August - 01.  

0607  Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607) on this day in history.  

0649  Pope Martinus I chosen successor of Theodorus I [or 8/7] on this day in history.  

0860  Peace of Koblenz: Charles the Bare, Louis the German & Lotharius II on this day in history.  

0902  Aghlabidisch emir Ibrahim II destroys Taormina, Sicily on August - 01.  

1021  Synod of Pavia: emperor Henry II convicts married priest on August - 01.  

1086  English barons become submissive to king Willem the Occupier on August - 01.  

1137  On August - 01 louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)  

1177  Peace Treaty of Venice: Emperor Frederik I & Pope Alexander III on this day in history.  

1190  Floris III, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1203  Alexius IV Angelus appointed co-regent of Byzantium on August - 01.  

1291  On August - 01 everlasting League forms, basis of Swiss Confederation (Independence)  

1322  On this day in history peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian  

1404  Earl Engelbert I of Nassau marries Johanna of Poland on August - 01.  

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on August - 01.  

1485  On this day in history henry (VII) Tudors army sails to England  

1492  On this day in history jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella  

1495  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect on this day in history.  

1498  On August - 01 christopher Columbus reaches the mainland of North America  

1498  On August - 01 christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" (Venezuela)  

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) on this day in history.  

1588  English admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada on August - 01.  

1589  On this day in history murder attempt by monk Jacques Clement on French King Hendrik III  

1619  First black American slaves (20 slaves) land at Jamestown, Virginia on August - 01.  

1619  1st black Americans (20) land at Jamestown, Virginia on this day in history.  

1626  Earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal on this day in history.  

1628  On August - 01 emperor Ferdinand II demands Austria Protestant convert to Catholicism  

1628  Francesco Gonzaga, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1642  On this day in history ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) [or Feb 25, 1643]  

1659  On August - 01 antoine Mouque, composer  

1664  Battle at St Gotthard: Earl Raimondo Montecucculi beats Ahmed Kiprulu on August - 01.  

1667  Paul Foot, lawyer/historian, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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1313  On August - 01 birth of emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)  

1322  On August - 01 birth of peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian  

1377  Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on this day in history.  

1495  On this day in history birth of jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect  

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) was born on this day in history.  

1545  Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.  

1555  On this day in history birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)  

1579  Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.  

0527  On August - 01 justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies  

1137  Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) on August - 01.  

1190  Floris III, Count of Holland, dies on August - 01.  

1227  Death of Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179) on August - 01.  

1402  Death of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341) on this day in history.  

1457  On this day in history laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50  

1464  On this day in history death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)  

1541  Death of Simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493) on August - 01.